The BRHS is celebrating its 40th anniversary along with the 170th anniversary of the Burlington Route Railroad. This 44-page special anniversary edition of the Burlington Bulletin takes us back to “where it all began” as we visit the original Burlington shops in Aurora, Illinois, from the beginning of the shops in 1849 up until 1899. (The shops post-1899 is scheduled for a future issue.) This issue also includes an article on various anniversary celebrations that the Q held over the years.